BY TINGTING WANG Jih-E Peng is a Taiwanese cinematographer who was raised in Hong Kong. Now based in New York, she has 15 years of experience working in the American [ … ]
Fiction: A Long Walk Through the Tall Dry Grass
BY N.J. CHAN Author’s note: My tale centers around a girl from rural Guangdong, China during the second Sino-Japanese war. The war affects her life in a tragic way through a heart-breaking [ … ]
NüVoices is looking for a podcast editor and podcast producer!
The NüVoices Podcast is looking for new team members. We’re currently looking for a podcast editor and podcast producer to work on our ongoing interview series, which has been active [ … ]
Past, present and poetry: Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui’s ‘July Rhapsody’
Contributor Daisy Singh Greaves reviews Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui’s ‘July Rhapsody’
NüVoices 2024 Global Updates / Wrap
Dear Patrons: Thank you for your continued patronage and dedication to the important work NüVoices is conducting!
Book excerpt: Kate Whitehead’s ‘Pandemic Minds’ explores mental health in Hong Kong
In ‘Pandemic Minds,’ journalist and psychotherapist Kate Whitehead uncovers the stories of Hongkongers who weathered the storm of the pandemic
NüVoices Podcast #115: UBC Students Podcast Special! Yi Chien Jade Ho on Anti-Gentrification Activism in Vancouver’s Chinatown and Judith Shapiro on Environmentalism in China
Note: We are ending our spring 2024 season with a special collaboration between NüVoices and four students from the University of British Columbia’s Human Rights in a Globalized World class. [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #114: Indigenous culture, politics and activism in Taiwan, a Conversation with Tuhi Martukaw
In the latest episode of our series focusing on Taiwan, Solarina Ho speaks with Tuhi Martukaw, an Indigenous policy advocate, journalist, community organizer. Solarina and Tuhi delve into what it [ … ]
NüVoices in Perugia: The rise and transformation of women’s magazines and platforms
NüVoices Editor joins Teen Vogue’s Editor-in-Chief and gal-dem’s former Head of Editorial in a panel at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia
NüVoices Podcast Episode #112: Leta Hong Fincher on the 10th Anniversary Edition of her book, Leftover Women
When Leta Hong Fincher’s book “Leftover Women” was first published ten years ago, it was considered a seminal work on Chinese feminism. The book outlines the structural discrimination, wholly reinforced [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #111: A Conversation with Fuchsia Dunlop about her book, “Invitation to a Banquet”
Thank you for your interest in our bimonthly, independent podcast. To support our editorial goals and help us keep producing podcast episodes, please consider donating through our Paypal page or [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #110: Feminist Activism Then & Now, a Conversation with Wanqing Zhang, Lijia Zhang & Jessie Lau
This week, NüVoices board members and co-hosts Jessie Lau and Lijia Zhang are in conversation with Wanqing Zhang, an independent journalist, to discuss China’s feminist movement taking place online. Despite [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #109: ‘How to Have an American Baby’ with documentary filmmaker Leslie Tai
Everyone in our NüVoices community: happy 2024! To start the new year, host Solarina Ho delves into the new captivating documentary, “How to Have an American Baby” with filmmaker Leslie [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #108: #MeToo in Taiwan, a Conversation with Darice Chang and Rita Jhang
It has been more than half a year since a Facebook post referencing the Netflix drama Wave Makers sparked a wave of #MeToo revelations across Taiwanese society. In this episode, [ … ]
NüProfile: Fiona Sze-Lorrain on creativity and her debut novel “Dear Chrysanthemums”
BY JESSIE LAU “Dear Chrysanthemums” is a debut novel composed of several interconnected stories by writer, poet, translator and musician Fiona Sze-Lorrain. It explores the lives of Chinese and Asian [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast x Ghost Island Media Panel: Covering Taiwan, Centering Local Perspectives, with Silva Shih, Afore Hsieh, Wen-Yee Lee, and Emily Y. Wu
In this special collaboration with Ghost Island Media, host Emily Y. Wu discusses the importance of local and diverse perspectives when it comes to global coverage of Taiwan. Taipei-based journalists Silva Shih, [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #107: Pearl Low on their platform, Cantonese Connection, and heritage language learning
Have you ever been laughed at by family or friends when you tried speaking a new language? It’s particularly disheartening when it’s the language your family speaks. In this episode, we [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #106: Taiwan’s LGBTQ History with Wen Liu
We’re back with another episode as part of our Taiwan mini series! In this week’s installment, we dive into the LGBTQ history of Taiwan. Since its groundbreaking legalization of same-sex [ … ]
Tears of Salt: Review of ‘Salt Town’ by Yi Xiaohe
Rural women in China have been disadvantaged and abused for millennia. A star Chinese journalist shows how in one village, little has changed.